Age effect of antipsychotic medications on the risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with schizophrenia: A nationwide case-crossover study.

Pao-Huan Chen Shang-Ying TsaiChun-Hung PanChi-Kang ChangSheng-Shiang SuChiao-Chicy ChenChian-Jue Kuo

Published in: Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences (2020)

This study suggests that individual antipsychotics pose different risks of sudden cardiac death in patients with schizophrenia across their lifespan. Clinicians should consider patient age when evaluating the risks and benefits of antipsychotic treatment.

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